Coin-controlled lock.



I. O. STRABLEY. 00m GONTROLLEDLOGK. APPLICATION FILED SEPTA}, 1909.

Patented Aug. 30,1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

and an inc IRA C. STRABLEY, OF IOWA CITY, ICYWA.

COIN-CONTROLLED LOCK.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l. in. H'rmntnr, a citizen of the llnited States of America, residing at low-a t lity, in the county of Johnson and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in oin (Tom trolled Locks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to coin-controlled locks, and oneof the principal objects of the invention is to provide a lock to be used upon a. cabinet or locker tor containing clothing or other articles, said cabinet or locker designed to be located in some public place like a hotel, restaurant or club house where it is desirable to store certain articles until the owner can return and gain access to the cabinet.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple lock for use on arment cabinets, said lock being rendered operable by means of a coin deposited in a coin chute, means being provided for discharging a coin of smaller size than the one intended to operate the look into a coin box Without permitting the lock to be operated.

Another object of the invention is to provide a coin-controlled lock in which means are provided for retaining the key within the lock when the sliding bolt is retracted within the lock casing.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,,-

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a cabinet or locker to which my coin-controlled lock is connected, said cabinet havin its upper front portion broken away to illustrate the interior thereof. Fi .2 is a detail view on an enlarged scale, illustrating the key-hole plate or escutcheonand the front plate of the leek, portions of the door being broken away to illustrate the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken through the lock and showing the he in place in said lock. Fig. 4 is a lon itud nal section through the loci; casing an in elevation. Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view of the lock and the door to which it is secured.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 desi nates a cabinet or locker designed pretterably for containing the Wearing apparel or other articles for personal use, said cabinet being provided with suitable hooks 2 incd rack 3 for supporting hats =1 or other articles.

illustrating the lock mechanism.

Specification of Letters .Pacent.

Patented Aug. 30, 1910.

Application filed September 8, 1309. Serial No. 518.668.

The door 5 of the cabinet is hinged at one side and provided with a lock made in accordpnce with my invention, said lock comprising a casing (3 having an inclined coin chute leading thereto. In the bottom of the casing is a coin receptacle provided with a suitable lock 9. The coin chute T is provided with guide members and a suitable base portion 11. Mounted upon the base portioii 11 is'a slide 12. Conncetcd to a stud 13 on the slide 12 is a spring 1i, the opposite end 15 of said spring being attached to the lock casing 6. Extending from the stud 13 is a shank .which passes through a slot 16 in the face plate 17 of the lock casing and through a registering slot 18 in the door 5, said shank having a knob 19 on the outer end thereof for operating the slide 12 against the tension of the spring 1- On the inner end of the slide 12 i'sa lug or finger 20. The stud 13 also projects through a slot 21 in the body portion of the coin chute. In'the top of the base portion 11 immediately under the coin chute 7 is a concaved recess designed to initially receive a coin or check 23 deposited in the chute. The front ends of the guideway are downwardly curved, as at 2 1-, and a cross piece 25 extends across the casing under the gnideway.

The sliding bolt vided with a foot. partition .28. the casing, and the inner end of the bolt 26 is provided With a shoulder which normally fits against said stop when the bolt is retracted. In the upper surface of the bolt 26 is a curved recess 30. Pivotally mounted at 31 in the casing is a latch 32 having a curved finger 33 at one end which normally fits into the recess of the bolt 26. The latch 32 is provided with aflcurved recess 34; to fit a lug on the top of the bolt 26. The latch at its inner end is curved upwardly, as at 36, and upon the underside 26 of. the lock is pro- 27 which rests upon a A stop bar 2%) extends across of the curved portion is a depending lip 37.

The bolt 26 is provided With guide members 38 and 39, said members being beveled on their inner ends to form stops for the latch member 32 and for the operating tongue 10, said operating tongue being pivotally mounted in the casing at 41 and provided with recess to accommodate a key 43, as shown in Fig. Mounted in the casing is a tubular key guide 44 having laterally projcct-ing fins 45 secured in keepers 46- in v recess the casing. The key 43 is provided with a lug 47, and within the tube 44 is a projection 48 designed to fit within a groove in the key 4L8. This lug may be located at various points in the tube 4A, and the key may be provided with a recess at the proper point to engage said projection, thus'providing means for changing the lock so that only its own key will operate the mechanism. The key-hole plate 49 is connected to the door and is provided with aikey-hole 50,

said key-hole having a lateral branch 51 to accommodate the lug 47. Oppositely disposed ears 52 on the key engage the rear wall of the plate 49 when the bolt 26 is retracted within the casing. The lock plate 1-9 is provided with notches 53 which will by'lneans'of the, knob 19. Should the coin passes underneath the lip 37 to raise the be smaller than the one -for'wl1ich the lock is intended the coin will drop through the opening a into the coin box 8.: Should it, however, be of proper size the coin will be pushed forward by the slide 12 until it latch 32 to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 4.

lhe key 52 is then turned in the lock to project'the bolt 26., after which the key may be removed from the lock. The com 28 drops through an opening 5 into the coin box 8 after the bolt has been proeeaeoo From the foregoing it will be obvious that the lock maybe provided with any suitable size of coin slot, depending upon the denomination of the coin for which the lock is designed.

I claim 1. In a device of the character described,

a wardrobe cabinet provided with a door,

- a coin controlled lock connected to the door,

said lock comprising a casing, a coin chute, a coin support, a horizontally movable slide for moving the coin, a locking bolt arranged in advance of the slide, a latch normally engaging said locking bolt and having a de pending lip arranged to be engaged by the moving coin to elevate and retract said latch,

a key, an operating tongue actuated by the key, and means whereby the key is held within the lock until after the bolt has been projected.

v 2. In a coin controlled lock, a horizontally sliding bolt,"a coin chute having a horizontal guideway in line with the bolt, a vertically swinging latch for lockingthe bolt against movement, said lat-ch 'bei-n arranged to en gage the upper edge, of t e" bolt and provided in rear of the bolt with-a depending lip, means for operating the bolt'uponits release by the latch, a slidewithinthe guide way for moving the inserted coin into eontact with the lip of the latch, whereby the latter is adapted to be elevated and retracted, means for actuating. the slide, and means for ret irning the same to normal position.

in testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence oi two witnesses.

IRA C. STRABLE'Y. lVitnesses i Geo. W. BALL, EDIT A. LLOYD. 

